title: [The evaluation of the first 6 months of the activities of an AIDS hotline service].
abstract: AIDS hotline service is involved in prevention of HIV transmission by providing standard information and giving psycho-emotional support. During its first semester of activity within the Romanian Association Against AIDS (ARAS), Iaşi chapter, there have been received 144 calls, from Iaşi and surrounding towns. After each call, a special hotline file is completed, containing information that regard: time and place of calling, personal data (sex, age, profession), main reason of addressing to the service, risks, sexual behavior and HIV testing. Most of the requested information regarded transmission (how HIV can be and cannot be transmitted). The main declared risk factor among the callers was unprotected sex. The hotline volunteer may offer together with the requested information also a psycho-affective counselling, when necessary.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Sănătate Publică şi Management, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa, Iaşi.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Duma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Surdu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Covic
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015497:HIV-1; D015277:Hotlines / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania
vernacular_title: Evaluarea primului semestru de activitate al unui serviciu de hotline SIDA.